MASTERING PRESENTATION SKILLS

STRUCTURE OF
PRESENTATION
STRUCTURE OF
PRESENTATION

1. GREETING
THE AUDIENCE
- Good morning / afternoon.
- On behalf of myself and company…,
I’d like to welcome you.
- Hello! / Hi! Everyone. Nice to
see you again. / Good to see you all
2. INTRODUSING
YOURSELF
I’m … (name, position, company)
My name is …

3. ATTRACTING THE AUDIENCE’S ATTENTION
tell a personal story
offer an amazing fact
use a quotation
ask a question
state a problem

4. INTRODUCING THE TOPIC
- Today we will talk about…
- My subject today is …
- I’d like to talk to you about …
- I’m going to tell about …
I’m going to tell you about the ideas
we’ve come up with for …
- I’d like to outline the … I’ve developed for you

5. AIM OF THE PRESENTATION
By the end of my
presentation, you will have
clear idea of …
By the end of my talk, you
will understand how / why …
I hope, you will understand
the importance of … in your
life.

6. OUTLINING THE STRUCTURE
OF YOUR TALK
- There are three parts to my presentation
- I’ve divided my presentation into three parts
- My presentation is in three sections
- My talk is in three parts:
- First, I’ll give you some basic information
- Secondly, I’ll talk about …
- Next / Last of all, I want to look at our …
- Finally, I’ll tell you …

- I’ll start with …
- Then move on to …
- And finish with …
- I’m going to begin by
giving you an overview of …
- Then I’ll go on to tell you
about …
- And finally I’ll explain …

7. INFORMATION
7.1 EMPHASISING
- I’d just like to highlight …
- I’d like to stress the importance of …
7.2 INTRODUSING NEW INFORMATION
- Here’s some basic information …
- Let me add some figures …
- let’s look at some statistics …
- What are our strengths?

7.3 REFFERING TO VISUALS
- Let’s look at the chart.
- Let me draw your attention
to the table.
7.4 COMMENTS
- I think that’s interesting
because …
- I think what this means is …
7.5 CHANGING SUBJECT
- OK, I’ll move on to …
- Turning now to …

8. ENDING THE PRESENTATION.
- To conclude, I want to tell
you …
- As conclusion I’d like to say …
CONCLUSION

INVITING QUESTIONS
- Are there any questions?
If there is anything you are not clear about, go ahead and ask any questions you want.
If you have any questions, please don’t
hesitate to ask.